W.F. Hunting House

3689 Angus Drive was built for William Foster Huntting and his wife Marion in 1912. William ran a successful lumber business, and Marion was well known for her philanthropic efforts, and as a society hostess. After William died in 1930, Marion remarried George F. Laing, and they lived in the house until 1959. When Marion died in 1959, the house and its contents went to auction, including significant pieces of furniture and art.

A. Macdonald Robertson, owner of the clothing store the English Shop, bought the house for $52,500, and owned it until 1981. In 1985-65 two infill houses were added to the property, designed by Raymond Ching in the style of the original house. The three houses sit on one-acre of property. Huntting House was designed by prominent Vancouver architects Maclure and Fox in Arts and Crafts style, and is a departure from the firm’s typical Tudor Revival style designs. It is thought that the younger partner, Fox, was largely responsible for Huntting House.

Notable features of the design are the steep hipped roof with large cross gables at each end, and rough stucco façade. Typical of Arts and Crafts style, Huntting House has horizontal massing, is set low to the ground, has small-paned leaded glass windows, and multiple large chimneys. Unlike many Arts and Crafts houses in Vancouver, Huntting House does not have half timbering on the façade.

Source

1985 Vancouver Heritage Register, Kalman, Exploring Vancouver, Sarah Delaney